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Youth Service Update
Crime and Disorder
Overview and Scrutiny Panel
1st Feb 2011
David Scott
Head of Services for Families and Young People
Youth Service Update
Progress report on Youth Service
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Follows on from ‘updates to Members of Children’s Services
Overview and Scrutiny Panel
– October 2010, and September 2009
– Cabinet Report November 2008
– External Review of Service Summer 2008
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Youth Service - committed to improving services for young people so
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Updates on Youth and Community based Youth Service
An overview of the Youth Offending Team - operations which
that they can participate in a broad range of activities to help them to
develop as responsible young citizens.
also aim to support young people.
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Following external review and report to Cabinet
November 2008
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Head of SFYP appointed June 2009
Youth Service Manager appointed February 2010
Youth Service Strategy adopted September 2009
Outcome Improvement Plan (OIP) refreshed annually as the focus of
work programmes.
– A number of changes of Full time and Part time Youth Workers including 3 f/t trainees (degree course) and Basic Youth Work training. All
CRB checked, including all volunteers.
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Key focus from approved strategy
– ‘More Young People, More involved, in More Locations across
RBWM’
– More sessions at youth centre, more work with schools, more use of the
assets and facilities available.
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Youth Service – organisation
– Youth Service Manager (1) – six service areas
• Targeted Youth Support – includes full time Youth Workers and
part time Youth Workers (10 +p/t)
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Outdoor Education Programme (3)
Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme and Training (1)
Facilities Management (2)
Youth Participation and Get Active (1.8)
Intensive Personal Advisors (3)
Facilities
– Nine community centres
– Plus facilities at Hurley Lock, High and Low Ropes at BCA, Dinghies at
Datchet Reservoir
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Centres – Youth Work Weekly Programme
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4 Marlow Road -10 sessions / week
Pinkneys Green – 3 sessions / week
Cox Green – 4 sessions / week
Old Windsor – 3 sessions / week
Datchet – 2 session / week
Charters – 4(+1) / week
Windsor – 7 Sessions / week
Manor – 4 sessions / week
Eton Wick – 2 sessions /week
Various other regular community programmes at larger
centres
Work with Local Management Committees
Developing regular work in Schools
Re-branded Service - to create stronger Service Identity
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Summer Programme 2010 – with Leisure Services and WDHA, in 2011
Youth Service will lead. Planning underway.
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Half term – Activities routinely programmed
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Get Active project – aimed at target groups, previously referral basis, re-
launched September 2010, now drop in. From 6 youth centres, plus Broom Farm,
and South Ascot Park.
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OEP – inspected Autumn 2010 ‘an excellent service for young people that is
founded on the unique benefits of youth work in outdoor education’.
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Duke of Edinburgh – 22 Groups across RBWM, in Schools and Youth Centres
(5). September DoE Awards Evening saw over 120 recipients receive awards.
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Old Windsor Refurbishment - Summer/ Autumn 2010
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Key metrics – end of P9 2010/11
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Targeted Youth Support Panel (TYS)
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Youth Conference 2010
– Participation at centres = 3050 young people (1417 in 2009/10)
– Recorded Outcomes = 567 young people (476 in 2009/10)
– Accredited Outcomes = 538 young people (223 in 2009/10)
– Established February 2010, monthly multi agency referral panel, receives
referrals from Schools, Connexions, Youth Centres, via CAF process.
– Action plan of support and review follow up.
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February over 120 young people views , schools youth groups workshops
and Question Time style session chaired by MYP with Lead member, C/Ex,
DCS. Very positive feedback form Young People. Next event to be planned
for later in 2011.
Youth Council
– re-launched during 2010, presentation to Council September 2010.
Youth Offending Team Update
Working with Young Offenders - targeted through three approaches
– YOT (Youth Offending Team)
– YISP (Youth Inclusion Support Programme)
– FIP (Family Intervention Programme)
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YOT
– working with Young People 10-18 years of age
– Work includes 28 Young People with current Court Orders
– Strong emphasis on restorative justice – includes support for community
projects eg Waterway clearance, and Help in Charity Shop.
– Volunteers - trained to provide Referral Order Panels, Mentoring, Project Work, supporting
Young People in Court and employment.
– 3 Main PIs
• Reducing First time entrants to CJS
• Reducing re-offending of convicted YP
• Reducing the need for use of Custody
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YISP
– Working with Young People 8 – 17 who are at risk of becoming engaged in
offending or anti social behaviour.
– Voluntary prevention programme.
– Currently working with 17 young people
– In 2010 21 YP worked with, only 2 gone on to commit further offences and
1 subject to ASBO.
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FIP
– Works with high risk families focused on reducing offending.
– 18 families, highly intensive work, based upon assessment and employing
sanction and reward techniques
– Stopping anti social behaviour, and offending behaviour
– Preventing Young People entering CJS, maximising life chances, including
school attendance and attainment, reducing risks associated with Child
Protection issues such as neglect and emotional abuse.
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Key messages
– More Young people, More Involved, in More
Locations, numbers are up
– Increased the number of sessions delivered
via Youth Centres, and this continues
– Increased the range of sessions offered with
re-branded Get Active Programme
– Using the other facilities more (Hurley Lock,
BCA, Datchet Sailing etc).
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Questions?